Corner leveling and finishing element for building construction



Aug. 31, 1937.

A. G. HAUCK CORNER LEVELING AND FINISHING ELEMENT FOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Filed Nov. 20, 1955 Patented Aug. 31, 1937 PATENT OFFICE CORNER LEVELING AND FINISHENG ELE- MENT FOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Andrew G. Haucir, Cincinnati, Ohio Application November 20, 1935, Serial No. 50,748

2 Claims.

My invention relates to the provision of new comer leveling and finishing elements to be used in the construction of buildings having a siding of shingles or similar materials.

In the construction of frame buildings, where the exterior Walls are to be finished with asbestos shingles or similar materials, the corners of such buildings have heretofore been left in a more or less uneven and unsightly condition by reason of the factthat such materials are not well adapted to satisfactory corner abutment. Thus in newly constructed buildings of this type the corners have a more or less unfinished appearance, and this condition is aggravated as the building ages and the shingles tend to warp and crack. It is the chief object of the present invention to provide corner elements for buildings of this and similar construction whereby 20 the difiiculties mentioned are overcome and the corners are made even and of ornamental appearance.

A further object of the invention is to provide elements of the nature mentioned which wilt indefinitely prolong the corner construction, and even though the shingles at the sides tend to warp and crack, this condition is not carried to the corner, where, by reason of the effect of such warpage upon the corner lines of the buildings, it would be most objectionable.

Further objects of the invention will appear from the following detailed description thereof.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective of a corner construction in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a detail of the corner strip.

Figure 3 is a detail of the corner leveling element.

In Figure 1 of the drawing I have illustrated 40 a corner construction of a building in which the numeral 8 indicates the corner upright and 2 and 3 respectively theside sheathing boards. In such construction, the sheathing boards abut as shown at 4 in the drawing and form a more or less open joint. These boards, furthermore, are subject to warpage, and frequently have knot holes and otherweakeningfeatures which cause the corner line to be more or less wavy and irregular. When the sheathing boards are covered 50 with shingles up to the corner it will be observed.

that this irregularity or waviness will affect the placement of the shingles so that the corner line is irregular and contains numerous cracks and open spaces through which moisture may at- 55 tack the sheathing and other inner elements as well as the shingles themselves. Thus in course of time the comer becomes much mis shapen and deterioration of the corner parts and shingles is sure to have set in.

In my new construction I provide a corner leveling element 5 which is constructed of sheet metal properly galvanized or otherwise treated to prevent its being afiected by moisture. This element 5 is placed over the corner sheathing boards 2 and 3 secured by means of nails or staples in the usual manner. The metal element 5 serves as a leveling or evening member over the sheathing boards, and provides a suitable base for a corner strip 6, which is constructed of wood or other suitable material and which has an interior rectangular section 1' adapted to fit over the corner of the element 5. The strip 6 is secured by means of suitable finishing nails or in any other efiective manner.

From the foregoing the nature and value of my new comer leveling and finishing elements for building construction will be apparent to those skilled in the art to which the same appertains. When a corner is constructed in the man- I ner above described and illustrated in the drawing, it will be apparent that the metal corner element 5 provides a clean, even corner over which the corner strip 6 may be placed. The shingles 8 are brought in abutment with the edges 9 and iii of the corner strip. It will thus be seen that moisture is prevented from obtaining access to the sheathing and interior parts of the construction. The corner is thus not only .made regular, sightly and of improved ornamental appearance but the durability of the construction is much enhanced so that these desirable conditions are indefinitely maintained.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: 4

1. Corner elements of the type mentioned comprising an angular leveling plate adapted to be securedover and substantially coextensive with the corner of a building, and a unitary angular strip adapted to fit against the corner of said leveling plate, the edges of said strip being less distant from said corner than the edges of said plate.

2. Corner elements of the type mentioned com-- prising an angular leveling plate adapted to be secured over and substantially coextensive with the corner of a building, a unitary angular strip adapted to fit against the corner of said leveling plate, the side edges of said strip being less distaut from said corner than the edges of said plate and being adapted to provide abutments forshingles or other siding elements.

ANDREW G. HAUCK. 

